10,000 investors flock to mining event in Vancouver

Cementing its position as a major event in the global mining circuit, the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, which opens today will bring together some 500 companies to showcase projects around the world.

Billed as the world's largest investor-focused resource exploration conference, the two-day event at the Vancouver Convention Centre has attracted over 50 expert analysts, and some 10,000 investors will gather to share ideas and make deals.

"Companies covering every corner of mineral exploration sector are represented along with metals dealers, oil and gas, renewable energy, media and financial services companies," said organizer Jay Martin, president of Cambridge House International Inc. Also attending will be top CEOs, hedge-fund managers, newsletter writers and industry analysts who will impart their knowledge from behind the podiums to educate and inform investors. "If you are serious about investing in this sector, you need to come to this trade show because the companies you are researching are there. They are there to talk to investors," said Martin.

From humble beginnings in 1995 when Cambridge held its first event at a Vancouver hotel and attracted 12 companies, the B.C.-based company today is a world leader in producing resource investment conferences. David Ewing of the Mining Association of B.C. described the forum as an event showcasing many projects while helping British Columbians familiarize themselves with global opportunities.

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